Malaysia has barred controversial Bollywood film Padmaavat from being screened in theaters, the home ministry said on Friday, citing the movies negative portrayal of a Muslim ruler.
The film has already attracted protests in India, after groups critical of the project accused its director, Sanjay Leela Bhansali, of distorting history by portraying the Muslim ruler as the lover of Queen Padmavat...

Indias censors on Saturday cleared a controversial film backed by Viacom Inc that looks into the relationship of a Hindu queen and a Muslim ruler, after suggesting some modifications.
The Bollywood film, which was slated to be released on Dec. 1, was indefinitely postponed by a studio run by a partnership of Viacom and Network 18 owned by Mumbais Reliance Industries. That followed a row over it...

Sanjay Leela Bhansalis latest epic Padmavatis release has been postponed indefinitely by its producers. The film starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh has been engulfed in controversies for some time now, especially with the Rajput community, but recently intensified. Senior BJP leaders have joined the protests - with a 10 crore bounty on Bhansali and Padukones head. The film has been accuse...